MultiCam – Multiple Clips for the Same Angle

[David Roth weiss]

You simply must get yourself a copy of the app called Pluraleyes. Try it out for free, and be sure to follow the simple instructions. Its automatically does exactly what you need in just seconds and creates a multiclip as well.

David Roth Weiss
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David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Jeremy Garchow]

Why not just make three separate multiclips?

[Herb Sevush]

Pravin –

Final cut Pro is a clip based multi-cam editor — 1 multi clip for each set of camera clips. You can’t combine different clips from the same camera in one multi-clip. With your project I would make a separate multi-clip for each set of camera tapes.

The only work around is to create new files that combine all clips from each camera into 1 new mov file. When I do that I create a timeline with each of the cameras laid out on separate tracks but in sync with one another – Track 1 has all three clips from camera 1 and then track 2 has all three clips from camera 2 laid out in sync to track 1. Then export a separate movie for each of the tracks and use those new files in a single multi-clip.

Except when working with p2 files from Firestore Drives I don’t think this extra work is worth it.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions

[Pravin Chottera]

I tried using Pluraleyes, and for some reason it still creates a new angle out of every clip.

On my shoot, I also had two tapeless cameras running the entire time, so I have two long clips that span the entire event. That gives me eight clips in total (two clips from the two tapeless cameras and six clips from the two tape cameras).

Pluraleyes made a multiclip with eight angles, so the six clips from the tape cameras jump around the screen. It’s really annoying. Am I doing something wrong? I am working on Final Cut 7.

Thanks for all your help!

[Pravin Chottera]

I had considered that, but I also had two tapeless cameras on my shoot, so I have two clips that span the entire event and six clips divided between the two tape cameras.

[Pravin Chottera]

Like I said to Jeremy Garchow, I also have two clips from two tapeless cameras that span the entire event.

I think I may just export new .movs for my two tape cameras.

Thanks for the suggestion though!

[David Roth weiss]

[Pravin Chottera] “I tried using Pluraleyes, and for some reason it still creates a new angle out of every clip. “

[Pravin Chottera] “Pluraleyes made a multiclip with eight angles, so the six clips from the tape cameras jump around the screen. It’s really annoying. Am I doing something wrong? I am working on Final Cut 7.
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It sounds like you didn’t follow the Pluraleyes directions.

You are supposed to put all the clips from each camera angle onto one track. So, if the C-camera got started and stopped 10 times, you need to put all ten of those clips on, let’s say, track 3.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Jeremy Garchow]

Cool, so watch this and pay attention to the part where I start talking about sequenceLiner, the clips will come in in sync in a timeline, you can then export each track as a new movie and use that as your multiclip masters.

https://www.macvideo.tv/editing/features/index.cfm?articleId=3200691

Jeremy

[David Roth weiss]

[Herb Sevush] “You can’t combine different clips from the same camera in one multi-clip.”

Pluraleyes can do this Herb. You should try it out.

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[David Roth weiss]

[Jeremy Garchow] “Cool, so watch this and pay attention to the part where I start talking about sequenceLiner, the clips will come in in sync in a timeline, you can then export each track as a new movie and use that as your multiclip masters. “

Jeremy,

First, you do a great job live in front of an audience… Great demo of sequenceLiner.

However, I think you may find Pluraleyes even faster and possibly as, if not even more valuable. It not only automatically syncs everything, using audio to do it, it also creates a multiclip automatically as well. Try it and let me know what you think.

David

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.